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SOS emergency response efforts

Protracted crises

Global hunger crisis

Since 2021, the world has faced a steadily intensifying hunger crisis. Hunger threatens millions of children’s lives and jeopardizes their futures.

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Colombia humanitarian crisis 

Due to escalating violence, severe inflation and critical shortages of food, education and health care in Venezuela and Colombia, children are battling a dire humanitarian crisis. 

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Ethiopia humanitarian crisis 

Living through a prolonged drought and protracted regional conflict, children and families in Ethiopia are in crisis.  

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Global climate crisis

Children around the world suffer from the devastating effects of climate change. But together, our global work can help children and their communities respond and adapt.

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Current emergencies

Famine and conflict Sudan

In April 2023, a brutal civil war erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and has been spreading steadily to eastern and southern Sudan.

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Israel & Palestine conflict 

After two years of conflict in Palestine and Israel, hundreds of thousands of children and families need urgent humanitarian aid.

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War in Ukraine 

After three years of war in Ukraine, millions of children and families need critical humanitarian assistance. 

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Somalia and Somaliland drought crisis ​

Somaliland is facing the worst drought in decades. For five years, an unprecedented drought has gripped the entire region leaving families and children in urgent need of relief. 

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Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prolonged political unrest and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made it one of the most dangerous places in the world for children. 

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Past emergencies

Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa disaster

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with winds exceeding 185 mph, made landfall in Jamaica leaving children, families and communities in desperate need of aid. 

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Catastrophic floods in Cape Verde

On August 11, a powerful tropical storm swept over São Vicente—an island belonging to Cape Verde—leaving children, families and local communities in desperate need of aid. 

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Nigeria floods 

On September 10, 2024, millions of families in Maiduguri—the capital city of Borno State—Nigeria awoke to devasting flooding caused by the overflow of the Alau Dam in Konduga. 

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Syria earthquake

In 2023, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Syria and Turkey, shattering lives and reducing entire communities to rubble.  

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Pakistan floods

In 2022, devastating floods submerged one-third of Pakistan.

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How you can help children now 

Donate to the Children in Crisis Fund  

Children need immediate aid to escape the devastating effects of hunger, violence and family separation. Your gift to the Children in Crisis Fund saves lives—providing food, shelter and psychological care to the most vulnerable. 

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Become an emergency monthly donor  

Join the SOS Guardians and your compassionate monthly support will shield children in crisis worldwide. Your commitment delivers life-saving aid in the hardest to reach places when and where children need you most. 

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